'Copyright law should be abolished entirely. No one can legitimately own creative works.'
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oppose 0% · Not abolished ENTIRELYmoderated to 100%; argued down by 100%
by seraphblade on 2005-09-29 19:20:50Copyright could be changed to provide its same benefits (incentive to create) while removing its harmful and very real costs to society present in its current form:
-Shorter term-most creative work has, within 5 years, either made a profit or never will. Copyright should not be longer then this, then-it still would provide financial incentive without providing an excessively long restriction term.
-Returning to mandatory registration would eliminate the problems of "orphan works" and "untraceable holders"-anyone who wishes to present a work commercially would make use of a free and easy registration system, while allowing use to be made of the work of those who do not choose to explicitly register.
-Copyright should be considered an industrial regulation preventing unlicensed commercial use, not a restriction on individual consumers.
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title: 'Not abolished ENTIRELY'
text: 'Copyright could be changed to provide its same benefits (incentive to create) while removing its harmful and very real costs to society present in its current form:
-Shorter term-most creative work has, within 5 years, either made a profit or never will. Copyright should not be longer then this, then-it still would provide financial incentive without providing an excessively long restriction term.
-Returning to mandatory registration would eliminate the problems of "orphan works" and "untraceable holders"-anyone who wishes to present a work commercially would make use of a free and easy registration system, while allowing use to be made of the work of those who do not choose to explicitly register.
-Copyright should be considered an industrial regulation preventing unlicensed commercial use, not a restriction on individual consumers.'
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date: 2005-09-29 19:20:50
submitter: seraphblade
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